Cranked

verb

Word Frequency: 0.4

Definitions

1.verbTo turn by means of a crank.

"Motorists had to crank their engine by hand."

2.verbTo turn a crank.

"He's been cranking all day and yet it refuses to crank."

3.verb(of a crank or similar) To turn.

"He's been cranking all day and yet it refuses to crank."

4.verbTo cause to spin via other means, as though turned by a crank.

"Crank it up!"

5.verbTo act in a cranky manner; to behave unreasonably and irritably, especially through complaining.

"Quit cranking about your spilt milk!"

6.verbTo be running at a high level of output or effort.

"By one hour into the shift, the boys were really cranking."

7.verbTo run with a winding course; to double; to crook; to wind and turn.

8.adjectiveFormed with, or having, a bend or crank.

"a cranked axle"